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Hot water noise and running shower
Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.54 PM
If we turn on any hot water tap in the house a noise happens and water starts to run out of the shower even tho the shower is turned off. Any ideas?
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Treeny Ltd
Rating: 5 out of 5
It sounds like you may have a combi boiler or whole house pump ?
When you open the other tap a pump kicks in which increases pressure in the hot water system.
The shower valve may be scaled up or wearing & needs replacing or servicing, this may be allowing the slight flow of water on the shower.
Alternatively have you recently had a new boiler fitted ? Some shower valves aren't designed to cope with the added pressure of a combi boiler, especially if it's an old shower valve.
Hope that helps you narrow it down a little.
Answered7 January 2018
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